The Conditional Mood of Aparecer is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, for example: Si estudiaras más, aparecerías en la lista de honor. (If you studied more, you would appear on the honor roll.)

Aparecer is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes in certain conjugations. In the Conditional, the e changes to e-i in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aparecer (to appear) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of aparecer is used to express hypothetical or potential situations, often with an implied condition.

To appear or show up: For example, si estudiara más, aparecería en la lista de honor. (If I studied more, I would appear on the honor roll.)

To seem or give the impression of: For example, aparecería que no le importa, pero en realidad sí le preocupa. (It would appear that he doesn’t care, but he’s actually worried.)

To come into existence or arise: For example, si no tuviéramos cuidado, aparecerían más problemas. (If we weren’t careful, more problems would arise.)

To show up unexpectedly: For example, de repente, aparecería un fantasma en la habitación. (Suddenly, a ghost would appear in the room.) This usage can be colloquial or idiomatic.

Examples

Examples of Aparecer in the Conditional Mood

Si aparecería un fantasma en esta casa antigua, no me sorprendería. (If a ghost appeared in this old house, I wouldn’t be surprised.)

Cuando aparecerías en la fiesta, todos se emocionarían de verte. (When you would appear at the party, everyone would get excited to see you.)

Aunque aparecería de repente, nadie se asustaría porque es un amigo cercano. (Even though he would appear suddenly, no one would be scared because he’s a close friend.)

Apareceríamos sin avisar para darles una sorpresa a los abuelos. (We would appear without warning to surprise the grandparents.)

Si apareceríais en el concierto, ¡qué locura! (If you all appeared at the concert, how crazy!)

Los rumores dicen que aparecerían ovnis sobre la ciudad esta noche. (The rumors say that UFOs would appear over the city tonight.)

Aunque aparecería de la nada, lo reconoceríamos al instante. (Even though he would appear out of nowhere, we would recognize him instantly.)

Si aparecerías en mi sueño otra vez, sería una señal del destino. (If you appeared in my dream again, it would be a sign of destiny.)

Aparecería un ángel para guiarnos en los momentos difíciles. (An angel would appear to guide us through difficult times.)

Dicen que si apareceríamos en el lugar equivocado, nos meteríamos en problemas. (They say if we appeared in the wrong place, we would get into trouble.)

Aunque apareceríais de improviso, los recibiríamos con los brazos abiertos. (Even though you all would appear unexpectedly, we would welcome you with open arms.)

Los expertos creen que aparecerían nuevas especies si el clima cambiara drásticamente. (Experts believe that new species would appear if the climate changed drastically.)

Si aparecería una oportunidad así, la aprovecharía sin dudarlo. (If such an opportunity appeared, I would take advantage of it without hesitating.)

Cuando aparecerías en el escenario, el público estallaría en aplausos. (When you would appear on stage, the audience would erupt in applause.)

Dicen que si aparecerían los extraterrestres, traerían tecnología avanzada. (They say if aliens appeared, they would bring advanced technology.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aparecer (to appear) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.